In late September, Boutique le Chocolate opened in City Walk, the upscale development in the heart of Dubai. Having watched Meraas’s City Walk development grow steadily in Dubai, I was impressed with their emphasis on creating an elegant and refined commercial interior. So, when I was offered the chance to conduct the fit out photography for Boutique le Chocolate’s new 20,000 sq. ft. standout destination in City Walk, I was keen to see what design details were in store.
Boutique Le Chocolat takes chocolate from a pleasure to pure indulgence. It’s the only luxury retail brand where the product list consists entirely of chocolate. In the near future, there will be nearly ninety luxury chocolate brands available in the store with over 700 different flavours of chocolate.
The creativity of the design is immediately evident as soon as the customer walks through the door, with chocolate scented bubbles creating an intoxicatingly delicious aroma. Boutique le Chocolate has live chocolatiers who are able to craft almost anything from chocolate. For example, the high heel and the perfume bottle beside Fabrice Gillotte’s display cabinets are made purely from chocolate by Boutique le Chocolate’s expert chocolatiers.
I was struck by the new location’s precise architectural details, and the overall chic feeling of the store. The store’s design resembles an exclusive jewellery store, with glass cases full of elegantly displayed chocolate, whilst the café’s design has a more industrial feel, with polished concrete flooring, exposed brick walls and (obviously) chocolate-coloured piping on display.
The challenge for fit out photography is to capture the intricacy and detail that the designer and the fit-out company have meticulously crafted; therefore, a huge amount of planning needs to occur well before the shoot. I sketched out the type of images that I planned to take whilst deciding upon perspective and the best style of lighting. Achieving the perfect image really is a delicate balancing act.
With Boutique le Chocolate’s beautiful design, I was delighted to be a part of such a unique project, and in my humble opinion, the final images really showcase the incredible experience offered at their newest location.
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